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Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) passenger fares will increase by an average of 4.5 per cent beginning March 2, 2015. The average fare increase per ticket will be $1.65 based on an average one way trip of 182 kilometres (113.4 miles).

Acerbic and outspoken, Terry Mosher, better known as Aislin, the long-standing political cartoonist for the Montreal Gazette and McLean’s magazine has made a lot of enemies over the years.

The monthly SGI traffic blitz focused on intersection safety yielded 383 citations in January: Police across the province handed out 220 tickets for disobeying traffic lights; 95 for failing to stop or proceeding from a stop sign before safe; 65 for

Following a request from both the Yorkton Kinsmen, and Kinette Clubs Yorkton, Council unanimously declared Kin Week for March 1-7 in the city.

Are you a director? Have you been asked to be a board member? Do you really know what you’ve agreed to? Be it the board of a government, not-for-profit, volunteer or business organization, you need to know the details of your responsibilities.

Yorkton’s Family Resource Centre, in partnership with KidsFirst and the Westview United Church, launched a new program February 23 called Handle with Care to help new parents with the early infancy of their child.

SaskEnergy is warning its customers of a telemarketing scam occurring in various areas of the province.

Good Spirit Cross Country Ski Club hosted it’s fifth annual Lamplighter Loppet this past Saturday at the Good Spirit Provincal Park.

Yorkton’s ReStore has been open for just over 7 months and the staff and management committee are pleased with the public’s support.

Last week, Stephen Harper’s divisive brand of politics was on full display as he called it “offensive” that a new Muslim-Canadian would not want to uncover her face during a redundant and unnecessary citizenship ceremony.